Lewis M. Motter

Lewis M. Motter
Lewis M. Motter
	Motter in a 1914 publication
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates; from the Frederick County district
	In office; 1854–1856 Serving with William T. Gittings, James J. Johnson, William E. Salmon, William C. Sappington, David Thomas
Preceded by	William P. Anderson, James M. Coale, George W. Ent, James M. Geyer, John Lee, Davis Richardson
Succeeded by	Lawrence J. Brengle, James S. Carper, James L. Davis, Daniel Grove, Peter Hauver, William N. Wolfe
Personal details
Born	Lewis Martin Motter; February 6, 1815; Emmitsburg, Maryland, U.S.
Died	April 27, 1910 (aged 95); Emmitsburg, Maryland, U.S.
Resting place	Lutheran Cemetery
Political party	Whig; Democratic
Spouse	Alice Rudisel (m. 1840)
Children	8
Relatives	Joshua Motter (brother)
Occupation	Politician; tanner; farmer;

Lewis Martin Motter (February 6, 1815 – April 27, 1910) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County from 1854 to 1856.

Early life

Lewis Martin Motter was born on February 6, 1815, in Emmitsburg, Maryland, to Mary M. (née Martin) and Lewis Motter. He was raised in Emmitsburg.^[1]^[2]

Career

At the age of 23, Motter took over the family's tannery after the death of his father. He also took over the family's homestead and worked as a farmer.^[1]^[2]^[3] From 1849 to 1863, he was a stockholder and director of Bank of Gettysburg in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He also served as director of the Gettysburg National Bank from 1864 to 1903.^[1]^[2]^[4]

Motter was a Whig.^[1] He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County from 1854 to 1856.^[1]^[5] After the Civil War, he affiliated with the Democratic Party.^[1]

Personal life

Motter married Alice Rudisel, daughter of Ludwig Rudisel, of Taneytown in 1840. They had eight children, Joshua S., Isaac M., Lewis Edwin, Carrie May, Grace, Ellen, Alice and William.^[1]^[2] His son Isaac was a minister of the Reformed Church and school commissioner in Frederick.^[1] His sister Elizabeth married Andrew Annan, his brother William was a judge of the circuit court and his brother Joshua was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates.^[1]^[2]